The above video, titled "How not to be a photographer at a gig," has gotten a ton of attention over the past few days as it has made the rounds online. It shows concert photographer Aelle Luca at a small gig really going at it with the flash and bothering (at the very least) the person who recorded and posted the video.
As you might imagine, the comments section for this video on YouTube quickly turned into a troll-fest of insults and negativity directed at Lucà. But as it turns out, this is exactly what the band wanted and asked for… and his photos turned out pretty darn well.
To be fair, nobody here was entirely in the right. It’s easy, as photo people, to side unanimously with the photographer in the situation — especially after the sheer amount of flack the poor guy took once this video went viral. However, the first band did have to ask him to stop, and according the guy who took the video he was doing this “the WHOLE night.”
How not to be a concert photographer? You've probably seen this around the web and at first glance it is a nuisance but the second band ended up standing up in his defense. It comes down really to looking at both sides of each person view point. The band gave him permission to use 'massive' flash during the concert. But the first band...asked if he could stop. It does seem excessive but the band did receive excellent photos out of the process.